INDICES> IV bolus versus IV infusion Aminoglycoside

["Chee Lan" <cllau@mail.hukm.ukm.my>]

Dear colleagues,

Can I ask for your opinion on why gentamicin or ( aminoglycoside ) should
be given infusion and not bolus? ( I have checked from Micromedex and I
found the instruction of administration as " cannot give bolus " ). With
the resources I have tried to search for the answer for the difference
between giving IV bolus and IV Infusion but in vain .
Do you have any idea on that matter?

Thanks a million

Lau Chee Lan
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Pharmacist
Pharmacy Department
Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia
Jalan Yaakob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak
56000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-91733333 ext 2154
cllau@mail.hukm.ukm.my




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